Calhoun, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Calhoun	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$35,072	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$55,623	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$112,884	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,579	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$39,659	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,511	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	27.4%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Calhoun is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Calhoun is 32% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Calhoun is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Calhoun is 81% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,078 $55,623 $111,246

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Calhoun median earnings by income bracket

Calhoun employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.1%	9.1%
Manufacturing sector	35.1%	35.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	10.6%	10.6%
Public administration	6.4%	6.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	9.4%	9.4%
Other	21.7%	21.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Adairsville, GA	5,097	$91,329	12.3%
White, GA	946	$89,621	10.2%
Fairmount, GA	1,163	$81,024	0.4%
Resaca, GA	1,636	$72,423	11.0%
Shannon, GA	2,136	$69,824	14.2%
Calhoun, GA	17,644	$55,623	31.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Canton, OH	17,640	$89,438	10.0%
Bracebridge, ON	17,648	n/a
Winder, GA	17,650	$79,370	2.4%
Mattoon, IL	17,637	$61,396	24.5%
Lake Mary, FL	17,634	$134,965	65.9%
Calhoun, GA	17,644	$55,623	31.6%

Source: The Calhoun, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.